What is the pension lifetime allowance?
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Pensions

What is the pension lifetime allowance?

If you have been saving into your pension for some time now - or were paying attention during Jeremy Hunt’s inaugural Budget - you may have heard the …
20 Mar 2023
Pension contributions: what you need to declare on your tax return
Tax return form UK 2022
Personal finance

Pension contributions: what you need to declare on your tax return

Make sure you don't forget to declare your pension contributions in your tax return
12 Jan 2023
Why you should use a salary sacrifice scheme to save more into your pension
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Pensions

Why you should use a salary sacrifice scheme to save more into your pension

Salary sacrifice schemes can be a valuable perk when you are building up a pension, says David Prosser.
22 Aug 2021
Beware: the government could cut tax relief on pension contributions
Rishi Sunak
Pensions

Beware: the government could cut tax relief on pension contributions

The government may soon cut tax relief on private retirement savings, says David Prosser.
30 Jul 2021
Beware: the government could come for your pension assets
Investment strategy

Beware: the government could come for your pension assets

The government desperately needs to find a pile of cash to pay for its massive debt. And there's a very attractive-looking one sitting in your pension…
25 Jun 2021
Inheritance tax: how your pension can help you plan your estate
Pensions

Inheritance tax: how your pension can help you plan your estate

Pensions can help you minimise your family’s potential inheritance-tax bill. David Prosser explains how.
12 May 2021
What is the pensions lifetime allowance and should you be worried about hitting it?
Pensions

What is the pensions lifetime allowance and should you be worried about hitting it?

In his recent Budget the chancellor froze the pensions lifetime allowance at £1,073,100. That may sound like a lot to have in your pot, but you could …
11 Mar 2021
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Mind the inheritance-tax trap when transferring your pension
Pensions

Mind the inheritance-tax trap when transferring your pension

Transferring your pension could incur inheritance tax for your heirs, says David Prosser.
9 Sep 2020
How to claw back tax overpaid when opting for pension drawdown
Pensions

How to claw back tax overpaid when opting for pension drawdown

Many retirees opting for drawdown schemes – taking money out of their pension savings – have overpaid tax. Here’s what to do to get it back.
26 Aug 2020
Landmark ruling puts pension tax relief in jeopardy
Pensions

Landmark ruling puts pension tax relief in jeopardy

Savers who made in specie contributions to pensions – transferring assets such as art or property instead of paying in cash – could face big bills
1 Jun 2020
Tinkering with the pensions tapering system
Pensions

Tinkering with the pensions tapering system

The problems caused by the annual pension contribution allowance have been partially addressed, says David Prosser.
24 Mar 2020
Don't scrap pensions tax relief. We need people to save more, not less
Pension tax

Don't scrap pensions tax relief. We need people to save more, not less

Scrapping higher-rate pension tax relief would amount to double taxation and discourage retirement saving, thereby depriving the economy of crucial …
5 Mar 2020
Why it makes sense to scrap higher-rate pensions tax relief
Pension tax

Why it makes sense to scrap higher-rate pensions tax relief

The point of pensions tax relief is to keep you out of the means-tested benefits system. The current system is ridiculously generous, says Merryn Some…
24 Feb 2020
Pass on your pension without paying inheritance tax
Personal finance

Pass on your pension without paying inheritance tax

The 2015 pension reforms make it easier for you to ensure your heirs avoid inheritance tax when you die
29 Jan 2020
Doctors’ pension row spreads to other arms of the public sector
Pensions

Doctors’ pension row spreads to other arms of the public sector

The crisis that has seen doctors refuse to take on extra shifts has spread to other public sector workers.
25 Sep 2019
Millions fall foul of pensions contributions rule
Pensions

Millions fall foul of pensions contributions rule

Almost a million savers could face punitive tax charges on their pension contributions because they have unwittingly triggered a substantial reduction…
29 May 2019
Sipps: use your pension tax breaks
Pensions

Sipps: use your pension tax breaks

It makes sense to exploit your Isa allowance, but don’t neglect your pension. Generous upfront tax relief makes occupational or personal schemes an ef…
15 Mar 2019
Don’t miss the pensions deadline
Personal finance

Don’t miss the pensions deadline

There are just five weeks left in the 2018-2019 tax year, so make sure you’ve made full use of your allowances.
6 Mar 2019
Don’t forget income tax when drawing your pension
Pensions

Don’t forget income tax when drawing your pension

Many people have not understood the tax implications of drawing down their money, meaning that savers withdrawing pension cash are handing over millio…
16 Nov 2018
Pensions and savings tax relief under attack
Personal finance

Pensions and savings tax relief under attack

MPs want to reform the savings and pensions tax relief system to benefit the less well-off.
3 Aug 2018
Pensions tax relief: is it so stupidly incomprehensible on purpose?
Tax

Pensions tax relief: is it so stupidly incomprehensible on purpose?

The complexity of the comically stupid policy on pensions tax relief means people have given up trying to understand it – and are paying a pile more t…
7 Mar 2017